Fisk University, Private historically black university in Nashville, United States.
Fisk University is a private historically black college in Nashville, Tennessee, founded shortly after the end of slavery. The complex covers 40 acres in the northern part of the city and includes lecture halls, libraries, administrative buildings, and student dormitories.
The school was opened in 1866 by the American Missionary Association to provide education for former slaves and their children. Thirteen years later, the world tour of the Jubilee Singers secured enough donations to construct the first permanent building.
The name honors Clinton B. Fisk, a Union general during the Civil War who helped establish the school for freed slaves. The campus preserves Victorian-era buildings from the nineteenth century that now serve as classrooms and dormitories.
Access to the campus is through Jefferson Street, with some areas open to visitors and others restricted to students or during events. The art gallery receives guests on weekdays after prior arrangement.
The chapel inside Jubilee Hall was built in 1876 with funds raised through vocal performances before European royalty. Portraits of the original singers still hang inside the main building.
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